SAT Prep and Review Day

True or False: Both the SAT and the ACT offer an optional essay.

• True

• False

The target score for the combined EBRW (Evidence Based Reading & Writing) is ______.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which choice best maintains the sentence pattern already established in the paragraph?

• No change

• Coordinating stoplight timing can help alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area.

• Stoplight timing is coordinated to alleviate rush hour traffic jams in a congested downtown area.

• In a congested downtown area, stoplight timing is coordinated to alleviate rush hour traffic jams.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is a synonym for 'elucidate'?

• A) Confuse

• B) Clarify

• C) Obscure

• D) Complicate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Identify the grammatical error in the following sentence: 'Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the exam.'

• A) Neither

• B) Nor

• C) Was

• D) Ready

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the main theme of the passage provided in the SAT reading section?

• A) Friendship

• B) Betrayal

• C) Courage

• D) Isolation

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: 'She ______ to the store every Saturday.'

• A) Go

• B) Goes

• C) Going

• D) Gone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• A) Its a beautiful day, isn't it?

• B) It's a beautiful day isn't it?

• C) It's a beautiful day, isn't it?

• D) Its a beautiful day isn't it?

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

In the context of SAT vocabulary, what does 'ephemeral' mean?

• A) Permanent

• B) Temporary

• C) Unchanging

• D) Eternal

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is the purpose of a thesis statement in an essay?

• A) To summarize the essay

• B) To introduce the main idea

• C) To provide evidence

• D) To conclude the essay